精读3unit3-the-dill-picklePPT课件

1、Unit 3 The Dill Pickle,Katherine Mansfield,1,Author,Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) rebellious（叛逆的）, dangerously witty（风趣的）, and lonely creative years burdened with loneliness, illness, jealousy and alienation（疏远）: bitter depiction（描写） of marital（夫妻间的） and family relationships died of TB（肺结核）the “ro

2、mantic disease,Her Life,2,Author,Her Works,In a German Pension(1911) The Garden Party: and Other Stories(1922) The Doves Nest: and Other Stories(1923) Bliss: and Other Stories(1923) Stream of consciousness Characters psychological activities with detailed descriptions and symbolism,3,Her emphasis on

3、 atmosphere and actual life rather than exciting plot,Her refreshing originality and sensitiveness to beauty,Author,Her Writing Feature,4,1. Womens condition at the time: Women were advocated（提倡） to cultivate such qualities as “tenderness of understanding, unworldliness and innocence, domestic affec

4、tion, and above all, submissiveness（顺从） in various degrees.” 2. “The Woman Question”: Rising wave of feminist movement (late Victorian age to the early 20th century,History,5,Text,This is a story about a young man and a young woman who had been lovers once and now meet again after six years of separ

5、ation, and as they reminisce（回忆）, we begin to know what happened six years ago that finally led to the end of their relationship. In the story, the author contrasts the womans sensitivity for life with the mans insensitivity to others their feeling, attitudes and motivations, and the mans self-engro

6、ssed （以自我为中心的）. The affection between the man and woman was compared to a dill pickle（腌黄瓜）. The dill pickle tastes bitter（苦的） and acerb（酸涩的），so it reflected their affection is bitter and acarpous（无果实的,6,Implication of the Title,Normally, people usually eat them during the meals in order to stir up t

7、heir appetite,When do people eat dill pickles? Whats the main function of dill pickles,7,How does a dill pickle taste,A dill pickle tastes sour, spicy, bitter and sweet,Any implications here,It may symbolize the feeling of Vera, a mixture of flavors,Implication of the Title,8,Implication of the Titl

8、e,From the womans perspective,Veras life is very dull,She only makes his dull life a little colorful,From the mans point of view,9,Paras. 1-12: A chance reunion,Paras. 13-60: His story and her story,Paras. 61-66: The second breakup,Structure,A. 13-21: They reminisced about their first afternoon they

9、 had spent together at Kew Gardens,B. 45-60: The man made it clear that he didnt intend to pick up their ralationship,B. 22-44: He told her about his travels in Russia,10,Character analysis,Veras change,Physical Changes,11,Character analysis,Veras change,Spiritual Changes,12,Character analysis,The m

10、ans change,13,Character analysis,The mans change,14,Discussion 1. “She smiled, he frowned.” Why? (para. 2) 2. What could Vera have seen in the man that made him not without attraction? (para 30) 3. Why do you think Vera sold the piano? (para 42,Detailed Analysis,15,Discussion 4. “You are not going?”

11、 (para 53) a) Why did Vera suddenly begin to unbutton her collar again and draw down her veil? b) What had the man said to hurt her feelings? 5. “It simply was that we were such egoists, so self-engrossed, so wrapped up in ourselves that we had not a corner in our hearts for anybody else.” Is this a

12、 pretty accurate description of the man himself? Do you think Vera is just like the man,Detailed Analysis,16,Character analysis,17,Character analysis,18,1. Man-Woman relationship: sexual politics(ideas and activities that are concerned with how power is shared between men and women, and how this affects their relationships) 2. Feminist concern: What does a woman want? It was her “born duty to reckon everything subordinate to his comfort and pleasure, and to let him neither see nor feel anything coming from her, ex